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Bloomberg Integrates United Nations Framework To Assess Potential Company Impact on Sustainable Development Goals

3BL Media

The market for impact investing surpassed USD $1 trillion in assets worldwide in 2021, according to the Global Impact Investing Network. UNEP FI’s Sector Impact Map has been applied across 50,000 public companies using Bloomberg’s granular segment revenue classification.

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Bloomberg Launches New Tool to Assess Company Impact on SDGs

ESG Today

Business and financial markets information service provider Bloomberg announced today the launch of a new data mapping and materiality assessment tool, aimed at enabling investors to assess the potential impact of a company’s business on any of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and to support impact integration in portfolios.

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Fusion the Positive Choice for Climate Impact

Chris Hall

Neither the world’s financial firepower nor the impact of climate change is spread evenly, which means funding the transition to net zero is much harder and more urgent for emerging markets and developing economies (EMDEs) compared to developed ones. . If asset owners can feel confident that their capital will make a difference. .

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New tool helps banks, investors take immediate action to reverse biodiversity loss

Environmental News Bits

Read the full story at Sustainable Brands.

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ESG Explainer: Line of Duty

Chris Hall

Prudence requires fiduciaries to act with “due care, skill and diligence” and invest as would an ordinary, prudent person. How does fiduciary duty relate to sustainable investment? The 500+ page report focuses on sustainability impact in investor decision making. How are attitudes changing?

UNEP 52
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Are we Eating up Our World?

Chris Hall

Banks and other financial intuitions (FIs) have the potential to help transition land-use to become ‘nature positive’ in addition to ‘net zero’, by redirecting investment to sustainable land-use projects. UNEP is working with national institutions and FIs to strengthen domestic regulatory frameworks in order to address this challenge.

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The Adapted Metropolis

Chris Hall

Extreme climate-related events can reduce a property’s value by between 5-20%, according to the UN Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI). Last year, UNEP FI published guidance outlining the kinds of resilient buildings needed to cope with new climate extremes.

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